The San Jose Sharks will travel to Denver Colorado to face the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena on Sunday night with the game scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET.

San Jose is arguably the worst team in the NHL this season as they enter this game with a record of 9-24-3 and 21 points which gives them the worst record in the NHL. The struggles for the Sharks this season can be attributed to their defensive play as they are allowing an average of 4.17 goals per game which is the most allowed this season while also averaging the fewest goals per game with an average of 2.06 goals per game. 

The Sharks are on a seven-game losing streak following a 0-5 shutout loss at home against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday and have lost by an average margin of 3.29 goals per game over their last seven games. MacKenzie Blackwood has been one of the worst starting goalies this season with a record of 4-14-2 with a .889 save percentage and is allowing an average of 3.92 goals per game. The San Jose Sharks will look to end their seven-game losing streak when they travel to face the Colorado Avalanche.

The Colorado Avalanche have been one of the best teams in the Western Conference this season as they enter this matchup with a record of 22-11-3 and 47 points which puts them in 1^st place in the Central Division and gives them the 3^rd best record in the Western Conference. Colorado’s success this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they are averaging the 2^nd most goals per game in the NHL with an average of 3.69 goals per game. 

Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar have been two of the best players in the NHL this season as they are both in the top 5 in assists in the league with MacKinnon having 37 assists and Makar having 33 while MacKinnon is also in 2^nd place in the NHL in points with 56 points. The Colorado Avalanche will look to get their 4^th win in their last five games when they host the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.

BookMaker has the Colorado Avalanche listed as -400 moneyline favorites at home against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Colorado has won nine of the last ten including the previous eight meetings while winning by an average margin of 2.4 goals per game in the last ten and 3 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Colorado is one of the top teams while the Sharks are the worst team in the NHL this season. The Avalanche have also dominated the series against the Sharks winning nine of the last ten including eight straight while winning by an average margin of 2.4 goals per game over the last ten meetings. Take the puck line for the Colorado Avalanche at -1.5 when they host the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.